Savages is a firsthand account, by turn hilarious, heartbreaking, and thrilling, of a small band of Amazonian warriors and their battle to preserve their way of life. Includes eight pages of photos.
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In this impressive, funny and moving work, Joe Kane tells the story of the Huaorani, a tribe living in the deepest part of the Amazonian rain forest in Ecuador. The Huaorani have only in the last generation been exposed to such items as the wristwatch. But the modern world is reaching them quickly; for better or worse--usually worse--they live astride some of Ecuador's richest oilfields. Oil production in the Amazon has opened the forest to colonization and industrialization, often with alarming results: about 17 million gallons, of raw crude, more than in the Valdez spill in Alaska, were spilled from a Amazon pipeline between 1972 and 1989. Kane, who lived with the Huaorani for months, immaculately reports on the tribes' connections with the old world and its battles with the new one.
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This is a firsthand account of a small band of Amazonian warriors and their battle to preserve their way of life from the scourge of civilization. Joe Kane, author of "Running the Amazon", returns to the river to search for the Huaorani, a nation of 1300 nomadic warriors so remote that their language is unrelated to any other on Earth; so fierce that for millenia all comers have been turned away from their land, a territory in the middle of the Ecuadorian Amazon the size of Massachusetts, USA.
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Von A. Lichtenberg
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Kane gives a very sympathetic yet never condoning view of a people that comes an incredible long way to take up the challenge of the most powerful industries in the world: the oil industry! The author relates his experiences with great humour reflecting one of the most outstanding characteristics of the Huaorani: they seem to be able to lough a lot inspite of it all! A most touching yet also entertaining book.
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One of my professors used this book in an anthropology graduate seminar at Berkeley to examine the concept of field work, and the types of knowledge that field work imparts. We found this book to be very instructive in the values and practice of journalists as our society's "instant experts" as opposed to anthropologists who spend decades studying the cultures they write about. We were all struck by how little time Kane actually spent conducting fieldwork, how absorbed he was with himself, and we were shocked to see what little regard he gave to actually learning the language of the people he claimed to be so interested in studying. This book can teach readers quite a bit about how journalists study the world, and should not be confused with the field of anthropology (as the book's jacket blurbs would have it).
I do not wish to be overly harsh with this book for it does inform general readers of some important developmental issues facing indigenous peoples the world over. The information gathered outside of the field setting does present vital data on the travesties of the petroleum industry (though the author does ignore an embarrassing amount of published anthropological work on the Huaorani). This is the book's strength, but the degree to which it exoticizes the Huaorani (even given Kane's attempt at irony in naming his book) as (noble) Savages overly simplifies a complex situation, as deadline pressed journalists often do.
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Before reading this book, I knew nothing about the Amazon and wasn't that interested. Now, even though it's been half a year since I finished the book, I find myself thinking about Moi, Enquiri, Judith, and the rest. Joe Kane also did a good job explaining the very complicated situation with the oil companies. I was inspired to hit the library for more books on the Amazon and the people there. It's also inspired me to check in with Rainforest Action Network and write a few letters. One of my favorite books ever.
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A book that will open your eyes...
Savages is not the kind of story you read and promptly forget about. While living in Ecuador, I borrowed the book from a friend and was shocked how Texaco and other companies are... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. April 1999 veröffentlicht
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Objective & informative
I enjoyed this book very much because it gave a great overview of a tribe that was being affected by oil industries. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. April 1999 veröffentlicht
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This is one of the best books I've ever read.
Joe Kane's perspective is extraordinarily balanced. His approach to the complex realities is balanced, despite his biases. His account is compelling and unforgettable. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. August 1998 veröffentlicht
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Impressive and powerful work
I appreciate the way he writes about the Huorani as neither saints nor sinners, simply people looking to save a way of life that is worth saving. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. Februar 1998 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
Kane's style is enchanting; his subject matter fascinating
In Savages, Kane conveys the dire importance of understanding and respecting the traditional practices of the Huaorani Indians of Ecuador. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. Dezember 1996 veröffentlicht
3.0 von 5 Sternen
Great tale of the Indians, slow tale of their political fate
Joe Kane rings true.
His clear intelligent writing style brings the world of the Huaorani alive. He lived and travelled with them and gained their respect. Lesen Sie weiter...
His clear intelligent writing style brings the world of the Huaorani alive. He lived and travelled with them and gained their respect. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. Oktober 1996 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
Terrific and well written story with fascinating characters.
This excellent book by Joe Kane will put you right into the jungle alongside the Huaorani Natives of Ecuador. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. Mai 1996 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
Objective, humorous, touching, and excellent journalism
This book will crush your preconcieved notion of the "savages".Joe Kane does a supperb job of presenting the story of the clash between the Huaorani and the American and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. Januar 1996 veröffentlicht
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